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Electronic Resume Posting

With the advent of the Internet and new technology, job seekers have greater exposure to employers by placing a resume on-line. Although traditional hard copy resumes will never be replaced by electronic resumes, but more and more employers are searching for candidates electronically and this trend will continue to grow in the future. These �e-resumes� can take on several forms:

FOUR TYPES OF ELECTRONIC RESUMES

  1. Email Resumes. The email resume is the most common form of an electronic resume. Write your resume in the body of your email message; send a copy to yourself and save it for employers who ask for your resume via email. Note:  margins in your email account will be smaller. You may also send your resume as an attachment.

  2. Web/HTML Resumes. A web/HTML resume is one that appears on someone's webpage. After creating your Web resume with hypertext markup links, the employers can click on the link to view your achievements or parts of your project. Go to  http://www.eresumes.com/tutwebresume.html for more details on how to construct this type of resume.  

  3. Scannable Resumes.  An employer takes your hard copy resume and scans it into a database, and then conducts a keyword search to select qualified candidates for available positions. The Job Resource Center handout on �Scannable Resumes� explains how to format this type of resume or you may also go to: http://susanirland.com/ersumework.htm#5.  

    E-Form Resumes.  Many employers have electronic forms or �e-forms� (online applications) where your resume information can be cut and pasted into boxes. It is then submitted or posted to their electronic resume bank and a keyword search is conducted to select qualified candidates for specific positions within the company. You can post to either a clearinghouse site such as Monstertrak (www.monstertrak.com) that has a variety of employers searching for resumes, or an industry specific site such as American Marketing Association (www.ama.org).  

INTERNET RESUME POSTING
The Job Resource Center recommends that you post your resume on some of the following free and heavily visited sites for the best exposure. Check to see if the sites are free or fee-based, if confidentiality is available, and how long they will keep your resume on-line (typically 60-90 days).  Meeting with a Career Advisor can help you use this newest technology. Call (708) 974-5313 to set up an appointment.  

TOP INTERNET RESUME POSTING SITES  

  1. Careerbuilder (www.careerbuilder.com)
  2. The Monster (www.monster.com)
  3. America�s Job Bank (www.ajb.dni.us/)
  4. TrueCareers (www.TrueCareers.com)
  5. Riley Guide* (http://www.rileyguide.com
    *The Riley Guide gives an excellent and comprehensive list of free and fee online resume databases.  

ELECTRONIC RESUME RESOURCES

  • Cyberspace Resume Kit by Mary Nemnich and Fred Jandt, JIST Works, 2001.
  • eResumes and Resources, http://www.eresumes.com/
  • Resumes in Cyberspace by Pat Criscito, Published by Barrons, 2000.
  • World Wide Web Resume Bank, http://www.careermag.com/resumes/index.html
  • Electronic Resumes and Online Networking, Rebecca Smith, Career Press, Inc., 2000.
  • eResumes. Everything You Need to Know About Using Electronic Resumes To Tap into Today�s Hot Job Market, Susan Britton Whitcomb and Pat Kendall, McGraw-Hill, 2001.